I’ve been doing much research on what someone facing infidelity tolerates in an extramarital affair.
How one deals with those tolerations and stops putting up with so much hinges on a skill I teach called: Charging Neutral.
Here’s a great example:
1. Tell me your story. How have you used “Charging Neutral” and tell me exactly what happened?
It has been about two months since I found out about my husbands six month affair. At first I was really angry and went through a lot of different stages to get to where I am now. I began “charging Neutral” and didn’t even realize it. My husband and I talk a lot now, almost everyday about the affair. I feel no hate, malice or anger to him or the op for what has happened now. In the beginning I felt I needed to prove that I was the better choice but I quickly realized I didn’t need to do that because he would not have come home if he didn’t believe this himself. He now feels free to talk about anything he remembers at anytime and knows that i’ll not get angry or feel hurt because this is something that has already happened and he already acknowledges he completely hurt and disrespected me in the worst way so it doesn’t need to be said anymore. I quite agree it is one of the best ways in beginning to heal even if we find we can’t stay in the marriage anymore we will at least be friends again. And that’s important for the kids.
Please remember that using charging neutral also depends to a great extent on the kind or type of extramarital affair facing you.